If you want to play around with the U.N.’s four main population projection methods, you can do so here. If you use the Constant-Fertility Variant – which seems the most reasonable of the four for developed countries – the numbers for Eastern Europe are particularly shocking.
Jul 1 2008
A reader forwarded me this story. Officials with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have informed Bernanke about a plan that would have been unheard-of in the past: a general examination of the US financial system. The IMF's board of directors has ruled that a so-called Financial Sector Assessment Program (FSAP) is...
Jul 1 2008
I've rarely gained any leverage with Tyler by pointing out his inconsistencies. But I can't resist. Take a look at his first book, In Praise of Commercial Culture. Despite his recent post, this book happily used Julian Simon's refutation of resource pessimism as a club against cultural pessimists. The relevant pa...
Jul 1 2008
If you want to play around with the U.N.'s four main population projection methods, you can do so here. If you use the Constant-Fertility Variant - which seems the most reasonable of the four for developed countries - the numbers for Eastern Europe are particularly shocking.
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Jul 1 2008 at 6:58pm
Naah, the total fertility rates are growing in most of Eastern Europe, after the post-transition slump.
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